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前言：這是林的好朋友Chris Baldwin最新的文章
翻譯外絮這件事情立場上要盡可能中立
但是不得不說Baldwin真的是超級鐵桿林迷...
就算盡可能中立地翻 整篇看起來還是很偏(搔頭)
anyway 期許板上的大家都是理性林迷
我們支持林 也歡迎所有對林的批評
聲音本來就有所不同 但最終目的都是希望林變得更好
最後 沒有暑假的人謹以此篇祝大家暑假快樂 XD
Kawhi Leonard proves what Jeremy Lin could be with a Gregg Popovich level
coach: A Carmelo Anthony lesson?
可愛證明了在波波等級的教練底下林能夠成為什麼樣子：一個甜瓜的教訓？
In his first season as a part-time starter, Kawhi Leonard averaged 7.9 points
and 5.1 rebounds per game. Three years later, Leonard's the reigning Sports
Illustrated cover star, the NBA Finals MVP and an ascendant franchise player.
在他做為兼職先發的第一個賽季，可愛場均7.9分5.1籃板。三年後，可愛成了流行(運動
雜誌)「Sport Illustrated」的封面球星、NBA總冠軍賽MVP，以及一個聲勢看漲的明星球
員。
In his first season as a part-time starter, Jeremy Lin averaged 14.6 points
and 6.2 assists per game. Three years later, Lin's no longer a starter, he's
routinely ripped by basketball bigots and he's easy trade bait.
在他做為兼職先發的第一個賽季，林場均14.6分6.2助攻。三年後，Lin不再是個先發球員
，他慣性地被籃球bigots(頑固、偏執的人，應指冰箱)給丟在一旁，並且是個隨便的交易
誘餌。
Kawhi Leonard is what happens when a coach displays real belief in a player,
when an organization puts team over stars, when player development is a real
mission rather than just a convenient soundbite mantra. Jeremy Lin is what
happens when a coach shows his doubt nightly, when it's all about promoting a
few select superstars, when young players are nothing more than trade pieces.
當教練表現出對球員的真正信任、當一個組織將團隊擺在球星之上，以及當”球員發展”
成了真正的使命而不只是個方便的口號時，這一切便造就了可愛。當教練每一晚表現出他
的質疑，當吹捧幾個特定超級球星成了唯一重要的事，以及年輕球員不過只是交易籌碼時
，這一切便造就了林。
This is something Rockets owner Leslie Alexander should be thinking about as
his franchise preps to go all out in its pursuit of free agent Carmelo
Anthony — and possibly even a longshot play for LeBron James. With Melo
informing the New York Knicks he will opt out and become a free agent, all
the NBA's abuzz about the big ticket prizes. And the Rockets and general
manager Daryl Morey are the most panting suitor.
這是當火箭老闆亞歷山大準備傾注一切追求自由球員甜瓜 ─ 甚至很有可能是一次高射炮
for小皇帝 ─ 之際，對於他的球隊應該要好好考慮的(指上一段講的事)。隨著甜瓜告知
紐約尼克他將跳出合約並且成為一名自由球員，整個NBA對於這個昂貴獎品全都顯得興致
高昂。而火箭以及總經理莫雷是最氣促的追求者。
If McHale had only worked to help Jeremy Lin rather than to hinder him, if
he'd only been more open minded, the Rockets would be in a much different
position today.
如果冰箱能夠努力幫助林而不是阻礙他，如果他能夠更加心胸寬闊一點，火箭今天將會在
一個大大不同的位置。
It's a great way to build excitement. But what about building up the
potential future stars on your own roster?
這是一個帶來刺激興奮的好方法(指追求甜瓜)。但何不就現有輪替陣容發展這些有潛力的
未來球星呢？
The San Antonio Spurs' championship drives home just how short the Rockets
have come in this vital mission. The Rockets are clearly not taking advantage
of all the talent on their current roster.
聖安東尼奧馬刺的總冠軍徹底說明了火箭在(追求總冠軍)這個重要使命上還差得遠。火箭
明顯地沒有善加利用現有輪替陣容的所有天賦。
Kawhi Leonard was nothing but an afterthought to most of the league three
years even as Jeremy Lin first took off under Mike D'Antoni in Gotham,
spawning Linsanity. But Spurs coach Gregg Poppovich saw something special
there and he kept giving Leonard more and more leeway and prodding — until
the point where he's yelling at him to be The Man before the NBA Finals'
crucial Game 3.
過去三年來，可愛對聯盟多數人來說不過是個計畫外的附加物，正如同林當初在紐約在
MDA手下打出林來瘋一樣。但馬刺教練波波在那之中看出一些不同，並且持續地給可愛更
多(上場時間的)餘裕與敦促 ─ 直到NBA總冠軍賽關鍵的第三戰之前這個時刻，他對可愛
大吼要他be The Man。
In contrast, Lin couldn't have been more on top of the world or more sure of
his game when he arrived in Houston as a big-ticket free agent. But Rockets
coach Kevin McHale always saw something less than what was there and he kept
holding Lin back, questioning him more and more — until the point where he's
no longer even deemed starter worthy.
相反地，做為一個昂貴自由球員來到休士頓，林始終無法為成功感到自豪或對他的比賽更
有把握。但火箭總教練冰箱對這一切總是看見太少，並且持續地阻礙著林，更加地質疑他
─ 直到他不再被認為值得打先發球員。
Belief is a powerful force. So is disbelief.
信任是股強而有力的力量。不信任也是。
The Spurs are greater than the sum of their parts, toppling the NBA's single
brightest supernova talent in the NBA Finals, one year after coming a miracle
three away from doing it the year before too. The Rockets are less than the
sum of their parts, managing to loss to a flawed Portland team in the first
round despite having two of the Top 10 players in the league.
這段要詳細翻譯好難 抱歉就用我的話翻了 XD 大意是去年馬刺因為雷槍奇蹟似的三分球輸
掉總冠軍後之後，今年他們(全部的人加在一起變得更好)的團隊籃球在NBA總冠軍賽擊敗了
公認地球最強的小皇帝，相反地，(全部的人加在一起變得更差的)火箭在第一輪輸給了有
缺點的拓荒者，僅管隊上有兩名聯盟前十的球員。
The comparison is real. Players go to the Spurs and get better. Players go to
the Rockets and regress. Unless you're one of the anointed superstars, you're
a disposable, discounted piece in H-Town.
這個對比是真實的。球員們去了馬刺變得更好。球員們去了火箭變得更差。除非你是被神
化的超級球星，否則在休士頓你就只是個用完即丟棄的、被漠視的棋子。
Strangely, that's apparently not even playing well with Carmelo Anthony.
Anthony, who's often been derided as a Me-First Man, is reportedly most
interested in Chicago and its team-above-all coach Tom Thibodeau. Anthony
never liked Lin grabbing the attention away from him in NewYork.
奇怪的是，這種情形隨著甜瓜來到並不會變好。甜瓜，這個時常被嘲弄為”把自己當一哥
”的人，被報導對芝加哥以及”團隊凌駕一切的教練錫柏杜”最感興趣。在紐約，甜瓜從
未喜歡林從他身上搶了鋒頭。
But he apparently likes the idea of continuing to underachieve himself even
less.
但明顯地他喜歡這個無法使他有所成就甚至更糟的想法。
Carmelo Anthony's Call 甜瓜的決定
The Rockets have a Kawhi Leonard level talent — albeit one with a completely
different position and skill set — in Jeremy Lin and they're absolutely
wasting him. Leonard never scored 20 points or more in three straight games
until the last three games of the NBA Finals. But Popovich still found a way
to build him up all along.
火箭擁有可愛等級的天賦 ─ 儘管他的位置與能力全然不同 ─ 也就是林，而他們完全浪
費他。可愛從未在連續三場比賽得超過20分以上直到NBA總冠軍賽最後三場比賽。但波波
仍然找到方法不斷地讓他成長。
Jeremy Lin scored 20 or more points nine times in his first month as a
starter in New York alone. But McHale still found a way to tear him down,
night after night after night.
林光在紐約打先發第一個月就有九次得超過20分以上。但冰箱仍然找到方法批判他，夜復
一夜又一夜。
Throughout it all — the yo-yoed playing time, the benchings, the
inexplicable decision to start Patrick Beverley at the point instead — Lin's
still determinedly worked on his game. His own drive continues this summer —
even as the Rockets explore trading him and fawn over Melo.
從頭到尾 ─ 起伏不定的上場時間、板凳，以及莫名其妙讓小貝打先發控衛的決定 ─ 林
仍舊決然地打好比賽。他所擁有的原動力在這個夏天持續著 ─ 儘管火箭想盡辦法要交易
他並且討好甜瓜。
"One thing I want to focus on is definitely just continuing to improve on my
3-point shooting percentage," Lin tells Huff Post Live in a summer sit-down
video interview in New York. "It's gone up every year. But I want to be a
40-percent shooter from the 3-point line. That's what I was in college — for
a year.
「有件事我肯定想要專心去做，就是持續地改善我的三分球命中率。」林在紐約一個夏日
影片採訪座談裡這樣告訴Huff Post Live。「它(三分球命中率)每一年都在上升。但我想
要變成一個三分線外四成命中率的射手。那是我在大學時代做到的 ─ 其中一年。」
"I'm at 36 percent right now (in the NBA). As long as I continue to improve .
. . "
「我現在(在NBA)命中率三成六。只要我持續改善的話……」
Lin is making himself a better player, day by day, setting himself up for a
Kawhi Leonard-size leap. Maybe, his next team will see that. It's no stretch
to imagine Jeremy Lin as a future NBA Finals MVP. He's not an All-NBA level
player. But he's very capable of taking over an important playoff series.
Especially the way he's working.
林正努力讓自己變成一個更好的球員，日復一日，準備好自己，等待一個如同可愛一般的
飛躍 。或許，他的下一支球隊會看見這一切。這並不是要我們想像林將會是未來的NBA總
冠軍賽MVP。他並不是個全明星等級的球員。但他是很有能力接管一個重要的季後賽系列
賽的。特別是他努力的方式。
"Things like defense and my left hand are things I want to improve," Lin
says. "I do think I've improved a lot in those areas and that hasn't been as
widely recognized perhaps. But I do think I've made strides in those areas.
「像是防守和我的左手都是我想要改善的部分。」林說道。「我確實認為我在這些領域有
所進步，或許那還沒有被廣泛地認同。但我確實認為我在這些領域邁進一大步。」
Lin's defensive leap (just ask Tony Parker of the champs how stifling Lin can
be on D) isn't recognized largely because McHale and the Rockets never
acknowledge it. Let alone promote it.
林在防守端的大躍進(只需問問冠軍隊的Parker林在防守端有多令人窒息)沒有被廣泛地認
同是因為冰箱與火箭從未承認它。更不用說要吹捧它了。
For a franchise that campaigns for every bit of recognition, the silence on
Lin is rather telling. Morey hopes Carmelo Anthony hears the Rockets'
relentless superstar love. Instead, a different sound may be going out to the
entire NBA.
對一個拼命得到每一絲認同的球星來說，林的沉默是相當顯著的。莫雷希望甜瓜聽見火箭
那從不懈怠的球星偏愛。相反地，一個不同的聲音應該走出遍及整個NBA。
McHale's squandered one potential difference-making talent in Jeremy Lin.
Who's next?
冰箱已經浪費了一個有潛力有影響力有天賦的林。誰會是下一個呢？